Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-19

on order relating to copying from the Lincoln
county registry of deeds all convevsnces.
deeds, mortgages and other instruments re-
iatlng to real estate now embraced IN the
county of KenneSec, and making them a par
of the records of Kennebec county
Mr.. Hill, from the Committee on Railroads
Telegraphs and Expresses, reported refer
ence to the next Legislature on petition of f.
I. Gile ct ais. for a street railway in Bal
Hsrbor.
MIR. Flint, from the Committee on Agri
culture, reported ought to pass on bill an &C,
to amend chap. 264 of the public laws of 1885
establishing the standard weight of a bushe
of beans; read and assigned.
Mr.. Hinckley, from the Committee or
Fisheries and game, on order, reported bill
an act to amend sec. 4S, chap. 40 of the re
vised statutes, relating to black bass; printed
under rule.
Resolve in favor of publishing all Maine
wills lecorded prior to the time of the separa
tion of the counties, on its passage to be en-
crossed, was laid On the table on motion o.
Mr.. Heath.
On motion of Mr.. Lumbert bill an act re
lating to the election of assessors of taxes
overseers Of the poor and health committe,
of the city of Biddeford was taken from tn,
table and passed to be enacted
On motion of Mr. Libbey of Penobscot
bill an act to abolish school districts wa
taken from the table and re-assigned fo
Tuesday next at II o'clock.
Resolve to submit to the people proposed
amendment to the constitution, to confer up
on women the elective franchise, before tn,
Senate at the time of adjournment yester
day, came up in order and on motion of Mr.
Heath yea and nay vote was ordered.
Mr.. Heath said
Mr.. President-There 10 nothing that
could say upon this matter, of course, tina
would influence the judgement of any Sens
tor, eur l would like to answer a somewha
curious inquiry that has been mad
of me-whether the report of the committee
was made in good faith. Ii seems hardl,
necessary to answer such a question, but i
having been asked | will answer that the re
port was made in the utmost good faith Fiv
members Of the committee believed the re
solve ought to pass and the question be sub
mitted to the people. Five members did no
so believe, and the committee was obliged &
make the report submitting the resolve TO
the consideration of the legislature withou
recOmme Ddati0n.
The resolve is drawn in the usual form 70
a submission of the question to the people
and there being no report one way or tn
other, | make the motion that it be put upo
its passage. l have no desire to occupy tn
time of the Senate apon I great public quec
tion like this upon which every Senator ha
decided views one way or the other.
The resolve was then read the second tim
and the question of passing the measure t
be engrossed was taken, resulting in tn
affirmative, as follows:
YEA Messrs. Allen. Burrill. Cole. Dagget
Gushee, Harmon, Heath. Hill. Hinckey. Kenoal
Lord, Rich, Russell, sargent, Simpson, We,
mouth. Young IL.
) NAY Messrs. ooodnow, Libbey, Lumbert Nicl
els Wallace.-5.
ABSENT OR Nor VOTING - Me.srs. Dunnel
Flint. Gilbert, Jones, Norcross, Phair, Seepe
Wescott.-S.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
Bill an act to increase the paw of tn
County Commissioners of Aroostook count,
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
Bill an act relating to schools in Mad,
waska territory.
I Bill an act TO amend an act relating to Ii
Ponds Sheer Boom Co.
Bill an act to incorporate the Maine an
New Brunswick Insurance Co.
Bill an act to amend sec. a. chap 40. n
vised statutes, relating to fshways, so as
a include landlocked salmon in the provision
of said section.
I Bill an act to incorporate the Monroe SO
ders' Monument Association.
Bill an act relating TO the ministerial fun
of the fret parish of Topsham.
Bill an act to make valid the doings OF II
town of Sidney.
Bill an act creating certain islands in th
= town of Cumberland into voting district.
n Bill an act to amend The act sstabiishin
: the Norway Municipal Court.
Bill an act authorizing the Little Andro'
coggin Water Power Co. to fix the par valr
, OF the share. Of their stock at 500
\ Bill an act to make valid the doings {
Lexington Plantation at their annual lin
in April. 1885. and the assessment of tax,
thereafter by the Plantation officers.
Resolve in favor of James L. Holden
: Oxford
. Resolve in favor of Polly Corbaiu.
D Resolve in favor Of Lucy Turner.
Resolve in favor of the city of Rockland..
Resolve in favor of Alvaretta Wilbur.
Resolve in favor of Chas. s. Russell.
Resolve 10 favor of the Maine Central Ii
r stitute.
Resolve in favor of A. H. Bradbury.
Resolve in aid of rebuilding bridge in G.
, Plantation.
Resolve in favor of Hanpden Academy.
Resolve in favor Of the town of South Be
wick.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Bill an act for the protection of fish
Hargraves pond
Bill an act to amend chap. 29S. private ~
special laws of 1880.
Bill an act granting Ernest e. Abbott Il
right to establish and maintain ferry.
Bill an act additional to an act to incorp,
rate the Solon and Embden Bridge Co.
Bill an act to amend sec. 2, chap 525
/. the special laws of 1885.
Vi Bill an act to amend the charter Of Il
Trustees Of Hebron Academy.
! Bill an act to authorize certain public IL